1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 Kentucky House of Representatives primary results, district by district
Every Kentucky House of Representatives district in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Dick Castleman (D) | 8.9 | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Albert Jones (D) | 31.8 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Rex Smith (D) | 16.0 | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | J. R. Gray (D) | 27.6 | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Joseph E. Ballard (D) | 33.0 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | J. Dorsey Ridley (D) | 2.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Larry Draper (D) | 4.4 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | Dave Hourigan (D) | 18.2 | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | C. W. Gregory (D) | 66.1 | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Billie D. Ark (D) | 3.1 | |
| HD-26 · Republican primary | Verner Drake (R) | 15.0 | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | Tom Thieneman Jr. (D) | 14.9 | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Thomas J. Burch (D) | 59.0 | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | John Paul Amis (D) | 14.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-39 · Republican primary | William R. Strong (R) | 53.1 | |
| HD-42 · Democratic primary | Ben Handy (D) | 19.6 | |
| HD-43 · Democratic primary | E. Porter Hatcher Jr. (D) | 13.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-45 · Democratic primary | Dottie Priddy (D) | 31.3 | |
| HD-46 · Democratic primary | Larry Clark (D) | 47.9 | |
| HD-49 · Democratic primary | Sam Hardy (D) | 16.9 | |
| HD-51 · Democratic primary | William Tonnie Ford (D) | 15.9 | |
| HD-52 · Republican primary | Raymond Overstreet (R) | 38.8 | |
| HD-53 · Republican primary | Welby Hoover (R) | 8.6 | |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Tom Jones (D) | 48.6 | |
| HD-66 · Democratic primary | Frank A. Wichmann (D) | 24.8 | |
| HD-67 · Democratic primary | Jim Callahan (D) | 36.0 | |
| HD-67 · Republican primary | Donald F. Goodrich II (R) | 7.7 | |
| HD-68 · Republican primary | Thomas T. Grimm (R) | 44.3 | |
| HD-69 · Democratic primary | John Nueslein (D) | 60.4 | |
| HD-71 · Democratic primary | Walter Blevins (D) | 45.8 | |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | Paul W. Richardson (D) | 42.1 | |
| HD-74 · Democratic primary | Adrian Arnold (D) | 2.1 | |
| HD-76 · Democratic primary | Jerry Lundergan (D) | 17.9 | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | Louie Mack (D) | 18.5 | |
| HD-81 · Democratic primary | Harry Moberly Jr. (D) | 42.9 | |
| HD-82 · Republican primary | Charles L. Siler (R) | 8.5 | |
| HD-84 · Republican primary | Clarence D. Noland Jr. (R) | 6.3 | |
| HD-85 · Republican primary | Albert Robinson (R) | 3.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-86 · Democratic primary | Caroline White (D) | 48.8 | |
| HD-86 · Republican primary | Chester A. Hammons (R) | 7.9 | |
| HD-87 · Republican primary | Pearl Ray Lefevers (R) | 23.2 | |
| HD-89 · Democratic primary | Jim Maggard (D) | 27.5 | |
| HD-90 · Republican primary | Stephen Keith (R) | 16.6 | |
| HD-92 · Democratic primary | Sidney Adams (D) | 14.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-93 · Democratic primary | N. Clayton Little (D) | 24.9 | |
| HD-94 · Democratic primary | Herbert J. Deskins Jr. (D) | 3.9 | |
| HD-96 · Democratic primary | L. E. Cline (D) | 29.2 | |
| HD-97 · Republican primary | Ray Preston (R) | 44.4 | |
| HD-99 · Democratic primary | Rocky Adkins (D) | 12.5 | |
| HD-99 · Republican primary | Bill F. Scott (R) | 54.2 | |
| HD-100 · Democratic primary | Clarence E. Jackson (D) | 6.3 | |
| HD-100 · Republican primary | John Marion Williams (R) | 60.7 |
Kentucky House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner